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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jacobsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacobsburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Jacobsburg:
    • 39.758961, -81.248446
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Jacobsburg
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Jacobsburg is near Noble County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Jacobsburg

Communities Also Named Jacobsburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Jacobsburg.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Jacobsburg.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Jacobsburg in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Belmont County
      • This Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jacobsburg that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Jacobsburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jacobsburg [Northampton County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacobsburg ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cliffyville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cliffyville is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
  • Decker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Decker is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Elk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Flag
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flag is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
  • Graham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Graham is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Graysville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Hartshorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Hilltop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hope Ridge ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hope Ridge is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge
  • Lewisville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lewisville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Road Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Road Fork is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
  • Steamtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Steamtown is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
  • Sycamore Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley

How Far From Jacobsburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jacobsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacobsburg and extending to:

  • Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jacobsburg to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacobsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jacobsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Jacobsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacobsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7590, Longitude: -81.2484       In this case, the coordinates for Jacobsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.388 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.411 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.228 degrees.